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MINNESOTA PLANNING STATE DEMOGRAPHIC CENTER February 20000SD00-87 • PIMI Strong population growth v continues in Minnesota w James Hibbs O The population of Minnesota expanded by However,the pattern appears to be chang- 406,599 people between 1990 and 1998, ing.Since the late 1980s, migration has Z making the state the fastest growing in played an increasingly important role in the Midwest.With a 9.3 percent growth Minnesota's population growth.In addi- rate for the eight-year period,Minnesota tion to drawing more people from other grew much faster than it did during the states, Minnesota is also attracting more Z; 1980s. people from abroad. O The population change is the result of two Rural population growth factors:natural increase—births minus deaths—and migration.For 40 years resumes mom after World War II, Minnesota had a stable More than 72 percent of Minnesota's population compared with other states. residents live in an urban area.The urban More people moved out of the state than population is comprised of those who live in,but relatively few have moved in either in an "urbanized area," which includes the direction;natural increase was the prin- central cities and their densely settled • .....1 cipal source of Minnesota's growth. suburbs.Also included in the urban popu- lation are those who live in cities that are ID outside the urbanized areas and have 2,500 or more people.These latter cities •Minnesota is the fastest-growing state are also identified as "other urban" areas. 0 in the Midwest. The rural population is that portion of the population not classified as urban. inSuburban and outlying communities of Cl Minnesota's metropolitan areas sustained Growth patterns since 1990 are different the most rapid population growth. from those of the 1980s.Most notable is ',The rural population is expanding once the shift from loss to gain in the rural again after suffering substantial losses areas of the state.While population during the 1980s. growth continues to be most rapid in the suburban and outlying communities of in Sherburne is the fastest-growing county Minnesota's metropolitan areas, it has in the state. slowed in suburban areas and accelerated •Many of the 21 counties that have lost in "other urban" areas. population since 1990 are located along Population growth is not distributed evenly the western and southern borders of the throughout the urban and rural areas of state. the state.Several Twin Cities suburbs have ao Woodbury led all cities in population lost population since 1990.The urban growth. centers located outside the urbanized Eagan St.Cloud, Minnetonka and Eden areas but within the metropolitan areas Prairie have joined the ranks of cities with are the fastest-growing places in the state, more than 50,000 residents. surpassing even the suburbs.Examples of these centers include St.Michael, Big Lake, Waconia, Buffalo and Elk River. III